The newly updated, proposed non-discrimination ordinance

So, as you probably know by now, the City Council later this month will have its first meeting to discuss a proposed update to the city’s non-discrimination ordinances. It’s become a lightning rod issue — even if it’s yet to be deliberated by the council. People, blogs and even a Washington, D.C., paper (not the Post) has weighed in on it.

But much of what we’ve read and heard is based on an old version of the proposed ordinance. When a council member floats such an idea — regardless of the topic — the proposed ordinance typically goes through several iterations, just as the non-discrimination ordinance (which people have taken to calling “NDO”) has. So as of Aug. 8, here’s the most up-to-date version we’ve seen.

The section dealing with prior discriminatory acts had been removed in an earlier version — and it’s still red-lined. This version has updated language on the section dealing with discrimination by appointed officials to make it clear that the ordinance would prohibit city officials from taking official action (i.e. a vote) discriminating against someone based on the following protected classes: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age or disability.